Who doesn't love a good dive bar? The Rusty Spur is awesome. If you haven't been here, you need to go ASAP. This place always has live music and they take suggestions from the crowd which is fun. It's tiny in there, but I think it adds to the atmosphere. There's all sorts of fun things all over the walls that are cool to look at and the drinks are cheap. I would be really shocked if you didn't have a good time here, even if you aren't that into country music. It's just very western/old school Arizona feeling and a fun change from the rest of the bars in Old Town (it's also sort of away from the rest of the bars). When I graduated from college my dad, my stepmom and I all went to Saba's, bought boots, put them on, and walked over to Rusty Spur to get our drink on. I highly suggest you do the same ;)
Review Source:Seriously FUN! We stopped in for one drink and stayed for two. Then went back later for another!
The live music was awesome and everyone was having a good time.
It was fun to look at all of the wall "decorations". Some were hilarious.
Fun place to grab a drink and relax. Super small, but great atmosphere
Live music. Â Very small divey bar in the middle of non-divey old town scottsdale. Â Drinks are cheap, bartender makes you feel welcome (he's the only employee as far as I can see) and I don't even know if they serve food.
Musician was friendly and played whatever you ask him to play..as long as he knows it!
I just love this place. They always have live music, a good crowd and cheap drinks! I think I give it 4 stars because it would just be weird to give a dive bar the full 5-star rating. If you tip the band, they'll play just about any country song you desire. And I've seen the It's a pretty fun place to start your nights or just pop in during a low-key week night for a beer!
Review Source:I am young, filipino and I don't listen to country. I still had a blast here. I work in physical therapy so I am always the youngest when I go out with co-workers. We finally got to visit here and I must say it was a good time. The bartender was awesome and made the drinks super strong. We went when there was a guy on a banjo playing country covers promoting his cd. He was hilarious going back n forth with the audience, he knows how to entertain a crowd. So much random, cool things hanging on the wall, which gives it a nice western saloon ambience. The place was packed so we just pulled up and shared a table with a kind couple of snowbirds who regularly come to this bar. Had some great drinks with great conversation, just how I like it. Not sure if I would go here with people my own age (20's) but it was fun with my 40+ friends.
Review Source:Taking a break from the Old Town Scottsdale club scene and trying the other bars in the area had me going to the Rusty Spur Saloon. And I must say, I loved the place. The bar decor is that awesome cowboy look. It was a small place and yet they still managed to fit a band in there along with some seating. I don't know how but they did lol. The drinks were good and cheap and it's a great alternative to the usual scene.
Review Source:This was an awesome little bar with some not so awesome service. Â
Rusty Spur would easily be a 5-star joint if we weren't treated like sh*t by the waitress/bartender. Â When a friend mentioned how cute the menu was, she was told by said waitress/bartender that she better not slip it in her purse and that if she wanted it, it'd cost her $3. Dude...seriously? Assuming your customers are thieves is not cool. The musician making fun of New Yorkers and calling us out to tip an extra $20 (after at least $10 was put in the tip jar) because we "had plenty" was kind of BS too. Â
On the bright side? It's a really cool space with kick-ass customers (not counting us). Did we catch it on a bad day? Maybe...If the place attracts cool patrons, it can't be half bad.
Tip the band y'all! Â I think this is the place Toby Keith was thinking about when he wrote "I love this bar" . Â It's an awesome saloon right in Old Town, do not miss it! Â It's tiny, there are cowboys, the beer is cheap, the decorations mesmerizing, the band is awesome, and the crowd is the most bizarre and interesting, eclectic mix of individuals you'll ever see. Â Especially on the dance floor.
It's a small place, so expect to be jostled around a bit... just go with it, everyone's usually friendly! In the spring there are lots of tourists at the Spur, so if you are a local they'll love you even more.
So stop by the Saloon after Spring Training, or on a Saturday afternoon when you need a pick-me-up, this place will get 'er done! Â
And don't forget to tip the band!
Okay, it's lunchtime, and you are shopping in downtown Scottsdale. Â The Rusty Spur Saloon is right at the center of downtown, it's rather cheap, and you can have a "brew" to fortify you while your wife shops 'til YOU drop. Â Hamburgers, fried onion rings, fries, side salads, tamales, and other southwestern fare will get your tummy satisfied. Â
The saloon's walls are adorned with auto license plates as well as Rusty Spur garments (caps & T-shirts). Â For further entertainment, they have a corner of the small establishment turned into a mini-stage where a "cowboy" serenades you from about 1pm 'til whenever. Â Fast, decent fare, some local color for the tourists, it's a good spot for lunch in downtown Scottsdale.
This is what you imagine typical wild west salons to be like - it was AMAZING! Â If anything, go to just check out the decor.
When we got there a band were playing country and western type music and they were getting everyone involved in the dancing and having fun.
It was a brilliant atmosphere and once again the decor was brill - although the venue was a little small.
Downsides were - bartenders a bit rude (maybe just busy) and the excellent dancers that kept hogging the dance space and not letting anyone have a go. Â Yes - we know you're good but let the other patrons have a go!
This place is a must must must!
In the wild wild southwest there lives a saloon. A saloon that has been around for years and years. In fact, this saloon takes credit for being the first saloon in Scottsdale. No matter what's going on outside the doors on the streets of Old Town; whether it be crowded during spring training or 115 degrees and dead, it's always the same inside the Rusty Spur. The moment you step foot through the doors, you're immediately transformed into a time warp when John Waynes ruled the city and two stepping was the only dancing worth doing in this desert.
This is one of my favorite saloons in Old Town. Here, it doesn't matter how much your outfit cost, what kind of purse you have, what your wearing or who you're with. As long as you're ready to have a good time in a crowded setting with plenty of live country music, you're welcome. Here, everyone treats you like a friend and nobody gets upset if their drink spills a little because someone two stepped right into their arm. Here, it doesn't matter if it's 1:00 PM or 1:00 AM because the atmosphere will be the same with most likely the same cover Country band performing. This is truly a gem in Scottsdale. There's a reason it's been around since the beginning and will most likely stick around until the end.
Authentic old school saloon. I liked it a lot here. Its a very small bar, but Its got stools, and whiskey at a fair price- thats all I need! Its right in Old Town & when I went, there was more of an older-tourist crowd as opposed to the college young'ins. I swear I also saw the worlds oldest cowboy here- had to be 142 years old.
So if your in a Cowboy chasin--whiskey drinkin kind of mood- check this place out.
Oh NO! Â A disappointment, again.
I was too late for lunch and the same old bartender had the same old line while I listened to the same old music from the same old guitar player. OK, so the guitar player is the BEST thing this place has to offer.
Last time I was there, the bartender also was the cook and the waiter while the owner stood at the end of the bar and sipped from his "water" pitcher.
Come on now, Cowboy. Saddle up and give us something new on a Sunday afternoon. How 'bout a coupla Cowgirls serving beer and nibbles that don't stop at 4pm. Maybe you could smile once in awhile and welcome your guests and make them happy to stay longer.
If I could buy your business, I would call it the SILVER SPUR and nothing "RUSTY" about that. Yee Ha!!
I knew it was love at first sight when I heard the troubadours belting out risque lyrics to old standards, but little did I know it was gonna be a train wreck of naughty after that.
Yes, I was the idiot who actually had the balls to ask Jimmy the bartender if they had wine, anything but Chardonnay (trust me, if I wasn't driving I would have bellied up for some whiskey and a beer) to which he responded "well then darling, I have the pink one and some penis gigolo".
He had me at the p word.
This is just a down and dirty saloon of epic proportions. Very friendly place with locals and tourists alike, folksy singers and a laid back vibe. Its super friendly, the staff is fast and the crowd runs the gamut from post dinner suits to cowboys. Kind of like heaven.
Note to singer: get your blues folks and rock and roll folks straight.....Robert Johnson was a blues man and I don't care how much I've had to drink, not buying your story about him being and influential rock and roll pioneer. Word from the home of the Blues.
SO much fun on a Saturday night. There is such an awesomely diverse crowd here--"cowboys", true-western folk, young pretty girls, old loving couples, 20-something preppy boys, etc. It seems as though everybody comes here for a good time.
The Rusty Spur is pretty small--so be prepared to feel crowded. But if you don't mind that, give it a try--fun music, fun dancing, fun night!!
Rusty Spur is awesome and worthy of five stars. This great cowboy saloon has a full bar and bottled beer, no draft plus a fun menu of the usual suspects. It small but delivers a huge punch of authentic fun and it has dollar bills staples to the walls that people sign their names to making a statement of "I was here!"
Very casual, boots welcomed and if you don't have boots you can buy some next door. Old town is great. The free trolley stops directly outside Rusty's door so you can mossy on and around the old town area.
I did manage to have a few buzzard wings and some cowboy chili. The food is fairly good but the ambiance is insanely great. Day or night a live honky tonky guitar player is on stage and not too loud so you can carry a conversation as well. Â Bottomsup bottomsup ye'all
A bar after my own heart.
After an evening out at a Yelp event a few of us decided to wander over to the Rusty Spur (and close it down on a Tuesday). Ahh I walk in and I feel much removed from the posh pretentious hype that is many locations in Old Town Scottsdale. Jimmy the singing bartender can do up a Cash song like no other. And the guitarist/singer on stage that night was great. Apparently they have live music EVERY night....I like that!
I am going to have to check it out when the Phychobilly Rodeo Band plays there on the weekend.
I cannot believe I have never reviewed The Spur!
The is hands down the best "have a great time" bar is Old Town Scottsdale.
It is located in the old bank and the vault that once held money now keeps the beer cold.
They have live music every day and never charge a cover. They serve lunch, but plan on eating dinner elsewhere.
The best time to be here is on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night when the Psychobilly Rodeo Band plays. They are great! If you are easily offended this is not the bar for you. The place is tiny and gets packed quickly. The good thing is that if anyone even thinks about getting out of hand they are quickly removed.
This is a great place to day drink, night drink, well anytime drink.
Go and see the last real cowboy saloon in Scottsdale.
This place could be a great little saloon if you could get rid of all the drunk college kids and wanna-be cowboys, and then find a decent band that isn't constantly begging for tips.
On the up-side, its a great place to hang out if you're a drunk college kid or some wannabe-cowboy who likes listening to some half-assed band beg for tips all night long.
What a little diamond in the ruff this "Saloon" is. Â One of my biggest complaints is that the Old Town Circuit doesn't have any unique spots. Â Every bar is a cookie cutter copy of the others.
The Rusty Spur makes me think that I am in Austin. Â Too bad it is a little far away from the usual stomping grounds. Â This bar always has live music, and cheep beers. Â It is a great spot to mix up an evening on the town. Â The staff is friendly, and I think they encourage stumbling drunks to yell YEHAWW!
If you are from out of town, and want a truly cowboy type experience while out in Scottsdale skip Saddle Ranch, because that is manufactured in Hollywood, and skip the Coach House (unless it is a holiday) because it is too packed. Â The Rusty Spur always seems to have the perfect amount of people having a good time. Â And when everyone is having a good time, then I am certain to have a good time. Â Check your attitude at the door and listen to a solid Arizona country cover band any night of the week.
So tiny.....TOO TINY
i was introduced to every-ones butt or frontal parts and they walked past me trying to get the the bar...
there was a dance floor... but only one couple could dance at a time...
I know country bars very well and well if there is good music you'll wanna dance... well... i couldn't...
It was a Thursday night... so maybe i should go on a slower night... like Monday...
the band was pretty OK...
the security guard was the hottest thing around... :)
and the bathroom was super clean :)
your call
The Toucan Sam routine somehow led us to the Rusty Spur. Wandering around Old Town Scottsdale, we detected a whiff of barbecue smoke that was hard to locate. Nonetheless, we were due for a cold beer, spotted some characters smoking outside of this bar, heard the live music, and trotted on in.
The crowd was a real mixed bag which made for some great people-watching. The dictionary definition of "Sweaty Betty" was cutting a rug to the country western sounds of the Psychobilly Rodeo Band. The band was infinitely entertaining and did not spare us commentary on its disdain for Kenny Chesney and other feel-good country-pop monstrosities.
Best of all, our need for edible smoke was satisfied since they sell beef jerky at the bar. We chowed down on some Mesquite Black Canyon Jerky, swaggled our brewskis, tapped our feet, and soaked up the party atmosphere of this fun little cowboy bar.
Wow, I have changed my mind!
I went here a few weeks ago and it wasn't crowed, must be this economy! YES! I HAD FUN! The drinks were great, band great, and not overly crowed... I wonder if The City had something to do with this? Don't care though cause I could actually walk around, dance and have a genuine good time!
It's hard to believe that an establishment like the Rusty Spur would be placed in the middle of Scottsdale. Some backwater town outside of the Phoenix metro area, perhaps - but Scottsdale? The Arizona city known by outsiders for it's ritzy nature does have it's history though, and that history is steeped in the Wild West. So while at first sight, Rusty Spur may seem out of place, it shouldn't be a major surprise.
I'm a Massachusetts native, but lived in Arizona for two years. Out of the bars I went to, the Rusty Spur was easily the most memorable. I'll fully admit that I have an affinity towards the Wild West era (Cowboys and Native Americans alike!), so rather than deal with a typically modern Scottsdale area bar, the Rusty Spur is a welcome establishment.
The place has good food, great drink, and damn fine music. If you're into anything country, whether it be the music or the history, you're likely to enjoy the Spur.
I no longer drink, but if I'm ever in the Scottsdale area again I'll stop by the Rusty Spur for a bite to eat and to soak up the atmosphere. To me, there are few places like the Rusty Spur in all of the Phoenix metro area - it is a must visit place if you want to grab a drink in a true Cowboy Saloon without driving out to the sticks.
The Rusty Spur has that good old cowboy charm that just makes you feel like drinking a brew and riding off into the sunset on horseback. Guns A' slinging, Guitars A' singing...
This saloon will have you spittin chew and chuggin Moose Drool within the first couple minutes you enter in this joint. Went in during the day and had a couple brews and one of the best burgers Ive  had in a while, and damn, I eat alot of burgers. Medium Rare or as close to it as they can get, and they did, and boy did i love it!
They have Live music, even when i went in around 1pm. I cant wait to pop in again for some moonshine and have another South of the Border burger. yumm yumm.
Well, as I am originally from Scottsdale but now live in Oklahoma, I really feel at home in this bar when I go back to visit. Â I can hang out in 'Old Town' Scottsdale but still listen to some good Red Dirt music while sipping beer and memorizing license plates (its a habit). Â Hell, they even played "Them Boys From Oklahoma Roll Their Joints All Wrong". Â Never thought I'd hear that one outside OK or TX...
The spur has that small bar feel that is getting harder to find these days. Â The people that work the door and the bar were awesome! Â Great country bar feel but watch for Scottsdale PD when stumbling down the street afterward.
Giddy up bitches!
If you want cowboy music, a live band and to get really reaally drunk in a cool place in Scottsdale I highly reccomend The Rusty Spur.
Also, the Psychobilly Rodeo Band is the greatest thing that ever happened to me. They play the best country western standards with a few hilariously amazing original songs.
The only downside is that the bar is really small and tourists and hen party chicks come here. Other than that  - awesome in every way.
Go check it out!
Scottsdale's Last Real Cowboy Saloon... I totally thought I'd reviewed Rusty Spur before as I've been more times than I can count. Â I'll agree with most of the positive reviews already written about this place - it's laid back, un-pretentious, hole-in-the-wall, and fun!
I'm not a huge country music fan either, but when I come to Rusty Spur, I love it! Â You can't help but smile and have a great time at this place! Â If I don't start out here at Happy Hour, I end the night here whenever I'm out in Old Town. Â
I'm left with a souvenir tank top that Jared bought me in his drunken state the other night when we were hanging at the Spur. Â It says:
ALL JACKED UP
Big Time
Since 1951
RUSTY SPUR SALOON
Scottsdale, AZ
It's cute, but not quite as wonderful as entering into the doors of the Rusty Spur and leaving your troubles behind to enjoy the country music and cowboys that surround you!
Not a country music fan, but somehow I still like this place... (they play some classic rock occasionally too).
Live music most nights & reasonable drink prices keep this place consistently busy. Also a killer location in old town for bar hopping. Try Old Town Tavern if you need a break from the action.
Sometimes you wish God, oh just this once, would grant you the power to reach right through your computer screen and smack some doofus on the other side.
Well, I've come to make this request to a higher power.
The negative reviews about The Rusty Spur make my head swim like it would after a pull of Mezcal straight from the bottle.
This place is tip-fucking-top. Â You don't want to be pressured to tip the band? Â Then pay a cover. Â Would that make ya feel all better? Â No cover to enjoy a genuine Texas (read: "real") country band? Â Holy smokes, they will even do covers of Robert Earl Keen and Pat Green. Â Go to any other shite bar in the city and ask them if they know that. Â
The place is tiny, which lends to its charm. Â This place is STRAIGHT out of Luckenbach and these suburbanites don't even know the characteristics of an 'outlaw country' bar. Â Waylon and Willie would be proud of this place. Â Plus, they serve Shiner Bock in a bottle. Â Unreal. Â
The dance floor, which is a misnomer, more like a shuffle floor is absolutely legit in accordance with the rules of a Texas dance hall, except for the fact that you bump into tables instead of only other dancers. Â Go watch Urban Cowboy and tell me that you need your dance space. Â Get over it.
.... and .... AND! ... "Beans" in the chili? Â WTF? Â This ain't Canada. Â Hell, this aint even Ohio! Â Beans should NEVER disgrace a proper pot of chili. Â Jesus. Â What the reviewer who mentioned that has just informed me is that they make their chili proper. Â But I'd never know because I go in here to hoot n holler n get rowdy with the rest of the crowd ... drink a Shiner and dance a little two-step to Merle ... not stuff my face like a tourist. Â Christ.
I'm in no way a regular here, but this place is one of the very few legitimate country bars, not only in Phoenix, but worldwide. Â I've been in enough to know. Â It should be regarded very highly for its genre.
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